Transfer is not in love, but transfer and love are not without commonality.

For example, if you are affectionate, I will.

The birth of the Boseman Act marks the end of the era of "arranged marriages" in the football world, and represents the arrival of the era of "free love", and clubs that have often played the role of "villains" in the past have had to follow this and then adapt to this.

However, this does not mean that players and agents can do whatever they want.

Barnett, who came with anticipation, could only leave with a heavy heart in the end.

Now, whether he wants to admit it or not, he can't change the fact that Bale's transfer has finally entered a stage that he least wants to see. There is no tentative inquiry, no high-level peace talks, one qiē seems so abrupt, but one qiē is actually traceable. He could complain about Real Madrid's sluggish efficiency or accuse Linsen of deliberately making things difficult, but that won't help, and it will make an already bad situation worse.

He, the agent, plays a role in this "marriage", which is actually a matchmaker.

Now, he has received red envelopes from others, and he can't make a transfer, and people will settle accounts with him when they turn around, but now, because of the negligence of one side, he doesn't want to let people go.

Sandwiched in the middle, he should have been left and right, but now, what can he do?

For Barnett, what is even more fatal now is that he has to face Lin Sen, who is worthy of Manchester City's name "one person under ten thousand people".

To put it bluntly, if you change someone, such as the former Marwood, Barnett is not without a way to force the other party to comply, because when it comes to the transfer of players of Bale's level, a mere transfer manager, not to say that it is completely useless, but basically it can be said that it is equal to half a puppet. This can already be said to be a real deal between the two clubs.

But Lin Sen is an exception.

First of all, he is the team's meritorious manager, which no one can deface, and over the past few seasons, Linson's name has become almost synonymous with Manchester City. Secondly, it is his relationship with Manchester City chairman Mubarak, when Linson first brought Manchester City to the top of Europe, Mubarak once said in front of the media, that is, as long as he is still the chairman of Manchester City, Linson will always be the head coach of Manchester City. This phrase was later widely understood to be Mubarak's act of affection at that time. But it is not difficult to see the relationship between the two. Not to mention, Linson's return to Manchester City this time was entirely out of Mubarak's invitation.

Finally, and Barnett felt the most troublesome, that is, even Bell, who had already expressed his intention to leave, did not want to stand on the opposite side of him, and the last time, Bell deliberately did not answer Lin Sen's call, it was not as simple as wanting to express his determination to leave to Lin Sen.

With this background, Barnett wanted to play some off-the-board tricks with Linson. It's not that it can't, but God knows what effect it will have.

You know, Linson chose to leave Manchester City at the same time that Putragno came to Manchester. Such a move is not an exaggeration to change the hat of one person, but the entire Manchester City club stood behind Lin Sen without saying a word, which is no longer as simple as supporting his work. It's a complete trust that borders on blindness.

Walking out of Manchester City's headquarters, Barnett locked himself in his car for half an hour.

He's not a novice, and he's done a good job as an agent. Although it is not as good as a giant like Mendes, he is also a well-known agent in England, and Bale is the biggest card in his hand, exaggerating to say that most of his entire brokerage career has most of his hopes pinned on Bale, as an agent, he knows very well how difficult it is to meet a player of Bale's level.

However, it was precisely like this that made him carelessly accept the "red envelope" that now seems extremely hot to him.

How is it good?

Barnett knows that this matter is not handled well and his reputation is ruined, which is not alarmist, Real Madrid will blame him for not handling things well and claim huge compensation, Manchester City will blame him for his lack of work ethic, and even Bale, who doesn't know the inside story, has enough reasons to terminate his contract with him, and then what? And then what other player would dare to make him his agent?

Barnett doesn't smoke often, but by this time, the car was already full of smoke.

After a few more moments, the car slowly drove out of the parking lot, and then, in a different direction, drove towards the suburbs.

August 2nd.

Manchester City played their final warm-up game in the United States, in the third round of Group B of the International Champions Cup, Manchester City drew 2-2 with Greek giants Olympiacos in 90 minutes, and the two teams then went on penalties and lost 4-5, resulting in both teams being eliminated.

Gareth Bale was a standout performer in the game, scoring two goals in the 90 minutes of the game, both from the Welsh star, who was also the man of the match. But this inconsequential best did not make Bale's mood improve, and he still refused to be interviewed by the media after the game, because he knew very well that what the media wanted to ask had absolutely nothing to do with the game.

This is the final warm-up game of the summer in the United States, and it is also Manchester City's last warm-up game before the season. After a short night's rest, Manchester City will return to England to prepare for the Community Shield against Arsenal in a week's time.

Bale has missed just one of the last five warm-up games, and the other four games have almost all been played as a regular player, and it is not difficult for Bale to understand Pellegrini's intentions, although the engineer did not talk to him about it alone, he could feel that the opponent was desperate to stay.

In this regard, Bell has actually begun to hesitate a little in his heart.

Real Madrid's call means the highest stage call, and even if Bale goes there, he may not really be able to get more trophies than he did at Manchester City, but one thing is certain, that is, in terms of personal glory, as long as he can continue his performance in the past few seasons at Real Madrid, then he will be closer to his coveted glory than at Manchester City.

Golden Globe Awards.

For Bale, loyalty to his country means not only loyalty, but also sacrifice, Wales is not a European powerhouse, in this regard, not to mention Messi, Ronaldo has too many advantages over him, his predecessor Giggs, who is also from Wales, has used his career to show him a "ceiling", but Bale does not want to be another Giggs.

So, he wanted to make a change.

He knows that Real Madrid is now Ronaldo's team, but he thinks he can wait, he is four years younger than Ronaldo, this is the capital, but now in this matter, Real Madrid's attitude has made him have some doubts, he is not worried about his cousin, but he is worried about whether his cousin will be respected accordingly.

With this suspicion in mind, Bale followed his team-mate back to Manchester, and then, when he returned home to the suburbs, he met his agent, Barnett.

Lin Sen had another not-so-short meeting with Pellegrini, who had returned from the United States.

As the curtain of the new season of the Premier League is about to be unveiled, Linsen's work is gradually coming to an end, and the content of the meeting between the two at this time, in addition to discussing the upcoming season, is naturally focused on Manchester City's squad.

Manchester City's squad has not changed much this summer, basically it can be said that the framework of last season has been maintained, and the individual changes in positions are also in and out, and there is no decline in strength at least on the cards, and now, the key is to see where Bale goes. After Linsen told Pellegrini that Bale might stay in the team, although Linsen repeatedly stressed that it was only possible, Pellegrini still couldn't hide his joy.

How many coaches would really be willing to lose a player like Bale?

At present, in Manchester City's squad, there are Jovetic, Reus and Bale who can play on the left side.

Jovetic, as a player introduced by Pellegrini, was originally pinned on by Pellegrini, but at the beginning of the season, Jovetic encountered trouble adapting to the Premier League, which is also a problem that many players from Serie A often encounter after coming to England. And it's rare to play the whole game.

As for Reus, Manuel Pellegrini positioned him early on, having spent most of last season in the midfield position. Therefore, it can be said that Manchester City's left side, the biggest reliance, is still Bale.

If Bale stays, it means that Manchester City's left side will still dominate the entire Premier League in the new season, and the double insurance of Bale and Jovetic is enough to make Pellegrini completely reassured about the attack on this side.

Therefore, Lin Sen can understand Pellegrini's joy, but he is not entirely sure whether this joy can become a reality.

Theoretically, Linsen could use high-pressure means to veto Bale's transfer possibility.

Bale, who renewed his contract with Manchester City with David Luiz two years ago, also has a full three years left on his contract, Manchester City is not afraid of the other party's forced digging of the wall, let alone the fear of Bale's death, but as a mature club, Linsen must take into account many aspects, if there is no retreat, Linsen does not want to go this far.

Because the Bale who stays in this way will definitely not be the Bale that Pellegrini wants to stay.

And just one avoidance, Real Madrid is obviously unlikely to give up because of this.

On August 5, after an interval of more than a week, Butragueno came to Manchester again, and unlike the previous high-profile visit, this time, he can be regarded as a "private visit".

And Lin Sen did not deliberately avoid the other party this time, in fact, before Butragueno arrived, the two had already taken the lead in a brief phone call.

The posture of the two sides is sufficient, and the next step is to see how each makes a move. (To be continued......)